主办单位:成都体育学院
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Journal of Chengdu Sport University ›› 2022, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (3): 24-28.doi: 10.15942/j.jcsu.2022.03.004

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The Promotion Path, Theoretical Framework and Practical Interest of Foreign E-sports Research

XU Xiaohan   

  1. School of Journalism and Communication, Beijing Sport University, Beijing 100084
  • Online:2022-05-15 Published:2022-05-20

Abstract: Academic research on e-sports in foreign countries has been carried out much earlier, almost accompanying the whole evolution process of video games, online games and e-sports. The research perspectives involve natural sciences, social sciences and various branches of humanities. This study is a comprehensive review of e-sports research in foreign countries over the past 30 years. On the macro level, the study summarizes the systematic feature of multidisciplinary approach and the longitudinal advancement of continuous research on the single proposition of e-sports with a large number of samples. On the micro level, the study firstly explores the evolutionary path of the relationship between Ludology and Sports Science in foreign countries along with the information technology development; secondly, the study highlights the significant correlation between online games/e-sports and physical and psychological diseases such as Internet Gaming Disorder; thirdly, the study combines relevant theories of political economy of communication to discern and critique the development of e-sports industry in foreign countries.It is hoped that the review of foreign e-sports research with long-term, multi-angle, wide themes and rich dimensions can provide some enlightenment for Chinese academic community.

Key words: e-sports, foreign research, research progress, theoretical framework

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